What makes a good hormonally-filled testosterone movie?

1. something blowing up every 5 minutes or so
2. several scantily-clad sluts in the background of a bar or something remotely close
3. a buffed (or maybe not) lead getting hot and heavy with a very hot leading lady --prelude to sex
4. cars, really cool cars --lots of it! getting smashed into bits or speeding down the highway
5. tons of artillery power

and triple x II has all of it.  except for number 3.  the reason?  who would care to see ice cube taking his shirt off and  showing those flabs?  what in the world possessed these people to think that ice cube would be a good replacement for vin diesel?  ok.  i admit.  i'm not really a very good objective person when it comes to vin diesel.  man, that guy is hott!  and truth be told, the plot of triple x didn't really provoke any stimulating neural activity.  but at least it got my hormones going.  which i think was the point of having a testosterone movie.

as i don't think knowing any part of the movie would make you decide to not watch it (it doesn't have any suspense nor sudden revelations.  the good guys and the bad guys were very heavily delineanated), i have no qualms posting a few things i found hilariously funny in that movie:

1. in the start of the movie, the bad guys got in the ultra-secret lair of the triple x operatives (hm... wasn't triple x the tatoo of vin diesel on his nape?  so they decided to make it their official name or something? well, guess it's gotta' come from somewhere.).  if this is like a secret operations of the government, you'd think they have better, faster emergency system in case of trouble.  this agency is supposedly hi-teched.  how in the world where the guys in black with googles able to infiltrate the whole place so quickly?  did they forgot to oil the sliding doors?
2. why did they have to arrange for ice cube to break out of prison?  ok.  we may be able to let this one go, as the operation was supposedly secret even to other government units.
3. how come there were no guards in the laundromat?  seems to me like it's such a great place for the inmates to kill each other or to break out of prison.
4. why was that girl giving ice cube car after car after car, which he just keeps blowing up?  you have something against your cars?
5. to escape with the president, they used the bullet train specifically made for the pres in case of emergency departure.  the bullet train which happens to not be bullet proof, and which happens to go through the rails out in the open on the side of the road and over an aqueduct.  are you sure they want their president to escape?

ok. maybe i really shouldn't have focused on the plot.  testosterone movies aren't really mush good with plots.  it's mostly, oooh! exploding bomb thing.  fun!  go boom!  ooh! cars! vroom-vroom.  bad guys. kill! kill! hey slutty leading lady. *censored*

just venting.  i'm saving the drama which is my life for a later date.  i'm vacillating between apathy and pain right now to write anything coherent about it (not that i even try. hahaha!).

for some reason, depression inspres me to write stupid haikus.  here's a few i managed to doodle while killing time:

blackhole of despair

hope and longing crushed and burned

heart aching, blank stares.

*************************************************

passion and desire

fires burning --to hot, too bright

ashes in the wind.

**************************************************

water overflow

cascading twin waterfalls

tear-stained cheeks, bared soul.

**************************************************

heart freely given

a lover's kiss in the dark

pleasure, but then pain.

*************************************************

fun-filled di ba?

Alam ko na kung bakit maraming umiiwas sa pagbayad ng buwis sa gobyerno!  Eh, panu ba naman kasi, ikaw na nga yung magbabayad, ikaw pa ba pahihirapan?!  First time kong pumunta ng BIR-Baclaran nung isang araw.  One of those days.  Paggising ko kasi nung umaga, na-realize ko, gusto kong maging mabuing mamayan ng Pilipinas.  Hm.  Dapat na kong magbayad ng buwis! So kung ikaw ay isang self-employed professional (naks!) tulad ko, ito ang mga steps para sa mabilis at maayos na pag-register at pagbayad ng buwis.

STEP 1:  Mag-log on ka sa computer at hanapin ang website ng BIR.

So, logged on ako sa computer, tapos pumunta sa website ng BIR.  Ang galing!  Pwede ka na palang kumuha ng Tin number dun!  Alright!  Feeling ko, nabawasan na ng isang linggo yung tatrabahuhin ko sa BIR.  Sinunod ko naman yung instructions per page.  I gave honest information.  Tapos, sabi dun, pumunta ka sa BIR na pinakamalapit sa iyo within the next 10 days, or else may multa ka.  So punta raw ako sa BIR-Paranaque  para ituloy yung registration ko, at nang makapagbayad ng P500.  Sisiw!

STEP 2:  Pumunta sa City Hall ninyo upang magbayad ng PTR (Professional Tax something... um... Rate?)

Punta naman ako sa City Hall sa Valley 1.  Mabilis lang naman ang bayaran dun.  Siguro tatlong beses lang naman ako pinagsabihan nung babae na kumuha ng bayad ko na dapat January ako nagbabayad ng PTR ko para walang multa.  "Sorry po talaga.  Hindi ko alam ang schedules."  Ang sarap sa loob nun! Ang lakas ng aircon.  Para ngang ayaw ko ng umalis eh.  pero shmepre, kailangan pumunta ng BIR. 

STEP 3:  Pumunta sa BIR office na pinapapuntahan sa 'yo nung nasa website ka:  City name: 0xx.

Next stop, Coastal Mall.  Andun kasi ang BIR sa paranaque area.

STEP 4:  Kumuha ng Forms.

Dalawang forms yun.  Nakalimutan ko na kung anong number.  Yung isa 3 Reg Forms at, yung isa 2 Payment Forms.  Hm.  Or is it the othwer way around?  Ah, basta, alam na nung manong yun.  Bibigay nalang nya sa'yo.  After 10 years ng pag-fill up (grabe! para syang form 5.  Nung hindi pa tayo computerized at kailangang isulat pa lahat.), on to the next step ka na.  Ingat ka nga pala sa pag-fill up.  Ang daming initials dun na hindi mo maintindihan!  Matagal na basahan ng form bago magka-sense ang buhay muli.

STEP 5: Pumunta sa Assessment section.

Pumunta na ko sa Assessment section.  Ang galing dun, walang tao sa ibaba ng karatulang Assessment.  Dun pala sila lahat nakapwesto sa gilid.  Eniweiz, so dapat lalapit na ko.  Kaya lang nalito nanaman ako sa pila.  Parang non-existent sya!  So dumagdag ako sa mga singit-singit na tao.  Naka-upo rin naman ako at naka-usap yung assessor.  Yun nga lang, parang lost din sya.  Kasi kung anu-anong hinihingi sa'kin.  Tinanong nya ko kung anong trabaho.  Sabi ko self-employed.  Kailangan daw nung rent something na photocopy.  Ay!  Hindi po ako nag-re-rent.  Wala po akong opisina.  Hiningan naman ako ng photocopy ng something sa pag-aari ng bahay.  Ay!  Wala po akong sariling bahay.  Wala nga po akong opisina.  Dedma.  Tapos, may Mayor's permit pa.  Ha?  Kaninong  mayor?  Nang paranaque?  Eh, wala naman akong trabaho sa paranaque?  Dedma ulit.  Shempre nagmamagaling ako.  Hindi ako naniwala sa kanya.  Punta ko sa ibang tao.  Tinanong ko kung kailangan ko ba lahat yun.  Sabi sa'kin hindi na raw, basta may photocopy ako ng resibo kong nagbayad ako ng PTR at photocopy ng lisensya ko sa PRC, ok na ko.  So, balik ako sa assessor.  Pero hindi na sa kanya,  sa iba naman.  Ayun, wala ng maraming tanong.  Tapos.

STEP 6: Pumunta sa Verification section.

Isang napaliwanag nanamang istruction yan.  Paglapit ko dun, ala ulit tao.  nagtanong ako sa katabi, dun pala sa gitnang table yung verification.  Kung bakit andun yung katula, wag mo na lang tanungin.  Hindi ko talaga gets din.  lapit ako sa kanya, at ibinigay na yung photocopies, result nung assessment at Reg forms.  Ni-log nya sa records book, at ipinabigay sa'kin sa isang lalakeng hindi ko alam ang point din sa life.  So punta ko dun.  Sya pala ang taga-log sa computer.  At dahil, may info na ko, ayos na sya.  Balik nanaman ako sa verification.  Binigyan nya ko ng stub, pinabalik sa friday para sa 2-hour seminar tungkol sa tax at sinabihang magbayad ng P500.

STEP 7:  Pumunta sa bangkong nakalista na pwedeng bayaran ng buwis, at magbayad ng P500 for registration.

Malas ko nga lang, lapas 4pm na nun.  Sarado na lahat ng bangkong pwedeng puntahan para magbayad.

Bibigyan ka nga rin pala ng "Notice to the Public" at registration number or something to that effect.  pero after 5 working days pa raw yun.  Hindi ko rin alam kung anu yun at para saan.  Next time na lang.

What would politicians be if their not in public office? 

Bums?

just a thought that ocured to me after reading about Miriam's latest in the Summit.  She was said to have said that all soul-searching will be to no avail unless the politicians agree to not run for office in the next election to ensure their sincerity.  of course nobody took up the gauntlet.  De Venecia even said that nobody but the clerics will run for office if no politician run for office.  that doesn't sound like a bad idea...

******************************************************************************

speaking of summit, one of the senators there (alam mo nakung sino yun) said that maybe the government can fund the campaigns of deserving political parties to ensure good governance. WAHAHAHAHA!  if the government has money to spare (which it obviously doesn't as proven by Arroyo's continous plea for frugality and cost-cutting measures), i don't think it should be wasted on funding any political parties when it could be better used in actually meeting the basic needs of the millions of filipinos.  Bigger budget could be placed in improving our education system, providing more job opportunities for our graduates, or even paying off our humongous debt.  but supporting politician's campaign?  the people's funds are supposed to be used for the people.  it's the politician's responsibility to perform her work to the best of her ability since she thinks herself qualified for the job.  it's like your appying to work in a company, tapos you're asking the CEO of the company to help you prepare for the interview and pay for your travel and food.  huwaw!  makes sense!

***************************************************************************

i know this is sortof old news.  but it irked me remembering about the P19-M sidewalk beautification of the 2.5 km sidewalk of AFP ni Gen Abu.  Tama ba anamng gumastos ng ganyan kalaki for something as trivial as sidewalk when you have soldiers out there in Mindanao who needs food and water and other basic necessities?  i-defend pa raw sha ni Lt. Gen. Adan saying it's his authority to prioritize yada-yada.  i don't think prioritization is one of his strengths.  if he can't prioritize something as basic as that... medyo takot ako for our military people.

nangarir ulet ako kanina ng photoshop....

tada!

tataas na raw ang pamasahe ng P7.50 for the first 4 km (from P5.50) sa May 26.  Pero yung increase na P125 para sa sweldo ng mga Pilipinong empleyado hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin tinataas.  At mukhang P25 lang ang planong i-approve! 

iba talaga pag-ekonomista ang presidente.  it makes sense!